Indonesia's Human Development Index Rose in 2022

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the Human Development Index (HDI) stood at 72.91 in October 2022, up 0.86% year-on-year. With this achievement, Indonesia's HDI remains in the 'high' category.

"The successful handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing and strengthening national economic recovery have supported the improvement of the national HDI," said BPS in its release on Tuesday (November 15, 2022).

"The trend of annual economic growth has increased persistently and has grown above 5% since the fourth quarter of 2021. Improving labor conditions and declining poverty rates have contributed to positive growth in the human development dimension this year," it continued.

According to BPS, the increase in HDI occurred across all dimensions, with the following details:

* Life expectancy at birth increased to 71.85 years in 2022 from 71.57 years the previous year.
* Expected years of schooling increased to 13.1 years in 2022 from 13.08 years the previous year.
* Mean years of schooling increased to 8.69 years in 2022 from 8.54 years the previous year.
* Adjusted per capita annual expenditure also increased to Rp11.48 million in 2022 from Rp11.16 million the previous year.